Curated by Vinz Ray, under the name Ray Rec, and made available as a free download on Bandcamp. The release came about through a series of interactions between a group of shoegaze music enthusiasts surrounding Vinz’s proposal to put together a tasteful handpicked collection of shoegaze music as a compilation. Vinz is based in Italy, and this project involves artists from such disperse regions as the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina, among other countries.

The album is something that shoegazers, dreampoppers, and lovers of quality indie alternative music should explore. With all the buzz about MBV this year, an album like this reminds us of the early starts that such bands encountered themselves in the days of Creation Records, while enjoying the modern benefit of being able to digitally bring this album to the world. We’re already looking forward to the second volume to appear in what seems like might become a series.